And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, unto the throne of the governor on this side the river.
Next to them, Melatiah from Gibeon and Jadon from Meronoth worked on repairs, along with men from Gibeon and Mizpah. They worked all the way to the area belonging to the governor who ruled the land west of the Euphrates River.
This verse shows that people from different towns and regions came together to help rebuild Jerusalem's walls, working as far as the governor's residence.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during Nehemiah's rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls around 445 BC, after the Jewish people had returned from exile in Babylon. Gibeon and Mizpah were towns near Jerusalem, and 'the governor on this side the river' refers to the Persian-appointed governor who ruled the province west of the Euphrates River, which included Jerusalem.
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